+1 This release is looking really good - thanks to everyone who made this release possible.
James On Mon, 2008-04-07 at 12:42 -0400, Brian E. Fox wrote: > Time to vote on the final Maven 2.0.9 Release. We went through 8 Release > Candidates and fixed all know regressions from 2.0.8 to 2.0.9 during > that time. Note that there were no source changes between RC8 and this > final build. > > > > Release is staged at: > > http://people.apache.org/~brianf/stage-2.0.9 > > > > Binaries are here: > > http://people.apache.org/~brianf/stage-2.0.9/org/apache/maven/apache-mav > en/2.0.9/ > > > > List of issues fixed: > > Release Notes - Maven 2 - Version 2.0.9 > > > > > > ** Bug > > * [MNG-1412] - dependency sorting in classpath > > * [MNG-1914] - Wrong url in error message when using a mirror > > * [MNG-2123] - NullPointerException when a dependency uses version > range and another uses an actual version incompatible with that range > > * [MNG-2145] - Plugins' dependencies are not always checked > > * [MNG-2178] - incorrect M2_HOME guess in mvn.bat > > * [MNG-2234] - activeProfile in ~/.m2/settings.xml is ignored when > profiles section is missing or empty > > * [MNG-2339] - ${project.*} are interpreted in the wrong place > > * [MNG-2744] - checksum comparison should be case-insensitive > > * [MNG-2809] - Can't activate a profile by checking for the presence > of a file in ${user.home} > > * [MNG-2848] - Environment variables in profile activation not > working > > * [MNG-2861] - NullPointerException in DefaultArtifactCollector for > relocated resolvedArtifacts with different version ranges and available > versions. > > * [MNG-2925] - NullPointerException in PluginDescriptor.getMojo() if > there's no mojo in pom.xml > > * [MNG-2928] - Null pointer exeception when introducing version > range [major.minor.build-SNAPSHOT,) > > * [MNG-2972] - Ignores version of plugin dependency specified in my > pom > > * [MNG-3086] - NullPointerException in > ResolutionNode.getTrail(ResolutionNode.java:136) > > * [MNG-3099] - Profiles ignored when working with non-projects (such > as archetype:create) > > * [MNG-3111] - Classpath order incorrect > > * [MNG-3156] - NullPointerException with mvn dependency:sources > > * [MNG-3221] - Infinite loop in DefaultLifecycleExecutor > > * [MNG-3259] - Regression: Maven drops dependencies in multi-module > build > > * [MNG-3286] - execution.inherited field is ignored > > * [MNG-3288] - Invalid systemPath allows build to continue--failing > in later phase. > > * [MNG-3296] - mvn.bat looses error code on windows NT type > platforms > > * [MNG-3310] - JAVACMD set incorrectly when JAVA_HOME is not set > > * [MNG-3316] - Barfs at attribues named .*encoding > > * [MNG-3354] - mvn.bat incorrectly detects OS on Windows NT or XP > with Novell login > > * [MNG-3355] - CLONE -${pom.build.sourceDirectory} and > ${pom.build.testSourceDirectory} no longer recognized > > * [MNG-3365] - Remove trailing-backslashes from M2_HOME in mvn.bat > > * [MNG-3394] - Plugin versions inherited via <pluginManagement> > cannot be overriden by <build>.<plugins> section of sub modules > > * [MNG-3396] - Managed versions dont affect over constrained ranges > > * [MNG-3400] - MavenProject is not extensible > > * [MNG-3405] - "Checking for updates from repository" logging should > not display if WagonManager is offline > > * [MNG-3410] - Managed versions in plugins are not considered when > using them > > * [MNG-3415] - Transfer errors cause junk metadata in the local repo > > * [MNG-3426] - regression : <dependency> in plugin configuration > doesn't override plugin classpath > > * [MNG-3430] - Toolchain doesn't match Toolchain extensions > > * [MNG-3431] - Pom Extensions not supported for Toolchains > > * [MNG-3439] - incorrect child dependency selected when parent is > not selected > > * [MNG-3441] - Maven should always retrieve metadata to be updated > from the deployment repository > > * [MNG-3460] - org.apache.maven.profiles.DefaultProfileManagerTest > fails if you use a different local repo > > * [MNG-3464] - maven-toolchains missing from final binary.. need to > update the assembly > > * [MNG-3473] - site generation with 2.0.9 and plugin:report (2.4 > ONLY) is broken > > * [MNG-3484] - INT_MAVEN_OPTS are not quoted in mvnDebug which > causes issues on some shells > > * [MNG-3485] - unable to override wagons that are bundled with a > different version via extensions > > * [MNG-3494] - local pom dependencies should get injected before > inherited dependencies > > * [MNG-3495] - NPE at > org.apache.maven.wagon.repository.Repository.hashCode(Repository.java:24 > 1) > > > > ** Improvement > > * [MNG-428] - Japanese message resource > > * [MNG-2881] - Improve logging when downloading snapshots in offline > mode > > * [MNG-3279] - Support Exception Chaining for MojoFailureException > > * [MNG-3318] - ActiveProjectArtifact should have appropriate equals > and hashCode methods > > * [MNG-3331] - Normalize paths to sub modules > > * [MNG-3388] - DefaultPluginManager needs to catch LinkageError > > * [MNG-3395] - Default core plugin versions in the superpom. > > * [MNG-3442] - Add explicit resource bundle for English > > * [MNG-3461] - Enhance Mirror definition syntax > > * [MNG-3467] - PatternSet needs a toString() method to properly > print in debug mode > > * [MNG-3468] - FileSet needs a toString() method to properly print > in debug mode > > * [MNG-3469] - Resource needs a toString() method to properly print > in debug mode > > > > ** New Feature > > * [MNG-2664] - Add native support for webdav > > * [MNG-3220] - Allow managed dependencies to be imported into other > projects > > > > ** Task > > * [MNG-2883] - Make sure that the network isn't used for snapshots > in offline mode when legacy repositories are used > > > > > > ** Wish > > * [MNG-1491] - Reactor should print out a message if it detects a > collision of artifact ids > > > > > > Given that we went through so many RCs, I think a standard 72hrs is > appropriate here. > > > > +1 > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]